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Boštjan Videmšek March 3, 2022June 18, 2023 0 Comments afghanistan, bosnia, conflict, conspiracy theories, democratic republic of congo, disinformation, fake news, iraq, journalism, kurdistan, media, russia, social media, society, somalia, Ukraine, united states, vladimir putin, war, World War II, yugoslavia

“Never again or forever more?” asks veteran war reporter

I was almost certain that the Russian invasion of Ukraine would not take place. I was at an utter loss as to what the Kremlin could hope to achieve with such a clearly insane military venture. Staring at the endlessly scrolling explosions of narcissistic hatred on social media, I wonder what I, who once believed in the ‘never again’ mantra, still have to offer in this post-fact age of sabotaged attention spans.

Trump is terrible but Europe and the Middle East have racism too

Rather than humans becoming enslaved by robots, machines have become the new slave or serf class, with devastating consequences for society and the environment. We desperately need a more humane and sustainable approach to automation.

Egypt: 21st-century plagues threaten the country’s survival

While the Egyptian regime battles for its survival, Egypt itself may not survive as a viable state, as it faces a ‘plague’ of potentially crippling environmental, economic and social challenges.